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[HTC One S] Rapier:
I saw somewhere in a thread (one of the GAPPS threads, I think PA GAPPS), that is not recommended to flash Google Dialer on top of a clean fresh ROM flash or it'll give FCS (it is not specified what exactly FCs). It was recommended to first flash the ROM, boot it up and set it properly and only after that reboot to recovery again and flash the dialer. I was wondering if couldn't this be the issue, that's why I was asking
[HTC One S] ledabe974:
But 2.16 guys love you phoenixita !
[HTC One S] WhiTeRhiNo:
ok just tried without google dialer still fc, tried with pa gapps still fc, tried with slim gapps still fc, i have tried every combo i can think of still fc whenever turn on dark stalk or change lockscreen settings.
[HTC One S] Rapier:
Then the only way is to flash clean the 4.4008 build, set it up, then flash dirty 4.4.205 over it. I'm not 100% sure that I used 4.4008 or 4.4006 but it was one of them that was not giving FCs after complete setup
[HTC One S] phoenixita:
Having strange issues with bs4.4 for 2.16 i will sort it out as soon as i can! party time now.
[HTC One S] syntropic:
Phoenix.... Can you tell me what is different about that TWRP 2.6.3.0 from the one at the team win website? They say it creates the Se Linux partitions, so why this extra version?

I am asking because just yesterday I started having problems creating a backup. It would go all the way through the entire backup procedure and take the same amount of time as usual (and create the same files as usual) but then the red FAILED comes up.

I have reformatted my SD card already so that can't be the problem, so now I am looking at the recovery itself. I am using the recovery you suggested (the link) and I flashed it using flashimageGUI. apk .

I was going to flash your multi-recovery zip but before I went that direction, I wanted to see if anyone has any clue why I can't create backups...

Thanks!

Syntropic
[HTC One S] asdfasdfvful:
What hboot are you? The SE Linux one is the fix for 2.15, because the one from TWRP doesn't work for 4.4 I don't know about hboot 2.16 though

Edit: you could also try pressing the "refresh size" button before commencing a backup. Apparently that helped some people
[HTC One S] syntropic:
Really?? TWRP doesn't have a 4.4 recovery completed yet? I heard there are a lot of changes between 4.2, 4.3 and 4.4, but I didn't realize how complicated these changes have made things.

I'll try to refresh size. Thanks.

One more piece of info: I looked at the backup that was made and compared it to my last good backup and the failed backup has system and data and nothing else. So apparently it's throwing up the error when trying to create a backup for the boot partition. Might that trigger any helpful thoughts?
[HTC One S] ledabe974:
Don't worry, it's new year's eve!
[HTC One S] _kevn_:
I had a problem similar to this right after I flashed bubba kernel a while back, on cm11 at the time. I reflashed the nandroid I had to get back to when I could make a backup and all was well after that.

I'm NOT saying that bubba was THE root cause but it was about the only thing I did before having problems.

When looking at that failed backup, it had system and data but not boot.

Not sure if that helps in the search for the problem but that was my experience.

Didn't really report because I had not gotten any logcats or anything.

S-Off

2.15 Hboot

CM11 ( 16/12 or around there @ the time of the problem)

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[HTC One S] syntropic:
From my research, I may have screwed up my boot partition.

This is what I did:

Wiped 3x

Flashed BS-4.4.006

Flashed AIO Slim Gapps 4.3 (by accident)

Set up phone (didn't have any problems)

Flashed BS-4.4.2

Flashed AIO Slim Gapps 4.4 (I realized my error so I flashed the correct gapps)

And everything was fine... I can't remember, but my inability to create a successful backup may have started when I flashed the new Gapps.

I wouldn't think Gapps would involve the boot partition but maybe.

I also installed the latest SuperSU several times. If memory serves, there was already some root management app in beanstalk. Do you know Phoenixita if that root manager was better than the latest superSU? Root may have been working OK, but I am so used to SuperSU I just decided to flash the binary and use it instead.

So if anyone has thoughts, please share.

Thanks!

Edit: Planning on starting from scratch... So I wanted to get some quick opinions. If I am using the paid Thyrus dark theme, what would be the best inverted Gapps to use? I see people mention Team Blackout, and a "toggle" which sets Blackout (have no idea what this means), and then have seen dark horse inverted Gapps. I am also a bit confused with people saying there are gapps in SlimRoms .. I thought that was the big issue regarding CM several years ago which is why they needed to be a separate flashable file.

Any enlightenment would be awesome!

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Yes!

I can't believe I forgot I also flashed the bubba kernel too.... So I bet you that is it. I don't know why I even bothered with a different kernel I think I wanted to see if over clocking would help a lag in Swype keyboard... But Swype is just crappy software. [I love their keyboard but Nuance does not seem to care about customers very much]

So I will go back to pre-bubba and go from there.

Thanks!

If anyone has gapps recommendations though, I am happy to hear them.
[HTC One S] _kevn_:
[MENTION=3785763]syntropic[/MENTION] , The thing is though, there are a lot of people flashing bubba and having no problems, at least as far as I can tell. It may be the way we flashed or something else causing it in addition to changing kernels...

I think I'm going to experiment tonight if I'm in the mood.

*edit*

I've also flashed bubba many times in the past and never had that issue. Weird
[HTC One S] WhiTeRhiNo:
You don't need inverted gapps if you are going to use a theme that blacks out the apps and I'm pretty sure the thyrus theme does that.
[HTC One S] LibertyMonger:
Hey I am rooting a phone for a friend and it has been a while so i just need a little help, I have no experience with the TWRP recovery used for the 4.4 ROM's and gonna try these first but should I use this recovery now before rooting and s-off or wait til I flash KitKat to use this recovery/
[HTC One S] WhiTeRhiNo:
Use the recovery in OP
[HTC One S] asdfasdfvful:
You need to root before you can do anything. I have TWRP and gapps in the link in my signature. I'll link a toolkit later to help you as well, as well as how to s-off
[HTC One S] syntropic:
But that was the problem!!!

So thanks...saved me a few hours.

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Ok.. I thought that might be the case.

I just used Slim AIO. Still Google+ and YouTube and a some others aren't inverted.

But I have a more important question....

For whatever reason, Google has blocked SMS through hangouts (in 4.3 sms worked in hangouts, but not in 4.4). This is further evidenced by CM setting up text messaging in Google voice, so now at least I can send SMS.

Question: is this correct? Does anyone else have no SMS using hangouts? If GV it's our only option, is there a way to send MMS? Or use emoji?

I like hangouts, but I still have plenty of friends who text en masse...and I need to be able to use text to the fullest extent possible.

So am I just out of luck with MMS?
[HTC One S] Rapier:
I think I don't get you right... It is about SMS or MMS? SMS can be sent via Hangouts, Google has even "advertise" this as a feature of KitKat and presents you the option to set Hangouts as default messaging app. I never used Google Voice for that and I don't know where CM is using it for text messages.

Testing all these ROMs, I found that SlimRom has a modified messaging app that supports emoji. You can use that messaging app by taking it from Slim and use it with whatever ROM you prefer.

Don't know about MMS as I don't use them at all...if I need to send pictures, files or whatever else is not plain text, I use Whatsapp
[HTC One S] ilbarone87:
For the last version (.005) can I dirty flash without system fc?

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[HTC One S] Rapier:
That IS the point...you SHOULD flash dirty if you don't want system FCs. If you flash it clean, you'll most probably get FCs
[HTC One S] ilbarone87:
I read about that, very strange...

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[HTC One S] phoenixita:
It sucks....
[HTC One S] LibertyMonger:
I've got one more question before I flash this on my friends phone, I am hesitant to s-off his phone cause it seemed to cause strange issues for me with data signal but I could be wrong so I want to try some ROM's before s-offing his phone, see if I can find him something to settle on, he won't be doing any flashing so he may not need s-off. Is 4.4.2 boot.img fastboot flashable just like in the past? I see there isn't s-on instructions anymore and just want to be sure. Also if so, I can just extract boot.img and fastboot flash, correct? Thanks!
[HTC One S] Rapier:
Yes. The embedded kernel is flashable via fastboot like before. Just take it out from the ROM ZIP and flash it in fastboot. You cannot flash Bubba kernel this way, but you can do it with the default kernel in the ROM
[HTC One S] LibertyMonger:
ROM is great, just a few issues at first glance. First, I flashed HoloBeanstalk and then had clock Fc's so i dirty flashed it again and still fc so i wiped clock data and now it seems to be fine. Only other issue so far is cannot turn WiFi on, it remains stuck in on position with no WiFi search, just froze until i exit out and open again. I hit On again and nothing happens. Not sure if the Holo version is updated to the latest beanstalk, guess I will try regular Beanstalk.
[HTC One S] WhiTeRhiNo:
I don't believe holobeanstalk has been updated. And you will want to flash the 4.4.006 beanstalk first and set it up then dirty flash the latest version.
[HTC One S] LibertyMonger:
WiFi working for regular Beanstalk!

Yeah that's what I figured, first time I flashed it I got Fc's so I just tried dirty flashing Holo. But now back to regular Beanstalk and running good so far. Sorry should have done so to begin with.
[HTC One S] LibertyMonger:
Ok got him all set up with Beanstalk and it is amazing so far! I will have to test to make sure everything works like bluetooth before I give it back but was wanting some advice beforehand.

1. Do you guy's think he will be much better off with bubba kernel or do you think it won't matter much for someone who isn't gonna fool with it?

2. Also is there any kind of audio tweaks anyone is using?

3. I noticed the thyrus black theme, I saved it to his wishlist. Is there any other type add ons you can recommend to make his experience better?

4. and I have read about the dark stalk with black font, I guess it is not usable for now unless we have inverted apps I suppose?
[HTC One S] Rapier:
Included kernel is stable. With Bubba, well for some people was good, for others it wasn't. It has more schedulers and governors, plenty of additions and technically is better. If it is stable it'll be a better option, if not you should stay with the default ROM kernel. But you'll have to try first

Any audio tweaks that are not for sense based ROMs but for CM/AOSP. DSP Manager is included but I know people say it's not so good. I cannot recommend something else since I don't use the phone as a portable music player.

Thyrus HoloDark KK is the best theme I've had. Is so good that I even didn't use SlimKat because I cannot install this theme on it. From this point of view I don't know what else to add. There are though a couple of Xposed modules that you might consider: Enable BatteryStats Permission (to be able to use properly battey monitoring apps in KitKat...like GSAM Battery Monitor), App Settings (to customize per app settings/DPI)...and maybe others depending on your taste.

Don't really get you on this. What black font? And there are some inverted apps if you check Slimrom GAPPS packages. The work is not completed yet but with Thyrus theme and dark switch on, you'll have Messaging, Play Store, Gmail, Calendar, People, Google Now darkened. Though you should use the calendar from Slimrom to get it dark
[HTC One S] melo563:
For whatever reason, Google has blocked SMS through hangouts (in 4.3 sms worked in hangouts, but not in 4.4). This is further evidenced by CM setting up text messaging in Google voice, so now at least I can send SMS.

Question: is this correct? Does anyone else have no SMS using hangouts? If GV it's our only option, is there a way to send MMS? Or use emoji?

I like hangouts, but I still have plenty of friends who text en masse...and I need to be able to use text to the fullest extent possible.

So am I just out of luck with MMS?

You have to enable SMS thru the settings of hangouts then they should work using voice+ you can go from your phone number to Google number they hangouts also for SMS.

I don't think you can send MMS thru Google voice as I tried I personally couldn't get MMS to actually send a message thru hangouts yet and I have been trying for about three days myself.

If you do figure out how to send MMS please inform me and I will do the same if I do as it should just work but isn't for me at least.
[HTC One S] phoenixita:
You have to enable SMS thru the settings of hangouts then they should work using voice+ you can go from your phone number to Google number they hangouts also for SMS.

I don't think you can send MMS thru Google voice as I tried I personally couldn't get MMS to actually send a message thru hangouts yet and I have been trying for about three days myself.

If you do figure out how to send MMS please inform me and I will do the same if I do as it should just work but isn't for me at least.

For me it's working maybe you should edit your apns?
[HTC One S] LibertyMonger:
Great answers Bud Much appreciated! yeah the Dark Stalk does not work properly cause the font is black against some black backgrounds therefore cannot see it. May be fixed with a dark theme I suppose. Thanks again Buddy. You are a big help in these threads!
[HTC One S] Rapier:
Oh. That issue. I've noticed it also, for ex when writing the name in the SMS "TO:" field. You cannot see what you write. There are two ROMs in which I have no issues with that black font...Slim and Twisted. Twisted doesn't have the "dark switch" though and Slim for sure has it's apps made to work with it so maybe that's why this issue is not present.
[HTC One S] LibertyMonger:
Having trouble with WiFi again with 12/30 build. When you say dirty flash do you mean just wipe Dalvik and cache or system also?

Also will SlimKat Gapps work? These are the two things I am doing that may be causing it. thanks
[HTC One S] Rapier:
Yes, only Dalvik & cache. And Slim GAPPS works with the ROM. Just be sure you flash the latest for Android 4.4.2

Sent from nowhere over the air...
[HTC One S] LibertyMonger:
I don't know what is up now, I have flashed and reflashed 6 times, starting from scratch each time and can't get WiFi to turn on. I had this issue with the build before 12/30 as well but that was before I dirty flashed over the 4.4.006 beanstalk. I didn't notice the 12/30 build til today. I had it working good last night. Really weird. I notice WiFi doesn't work in the 4.4.006 beanstalk so wiping dalvik and cache and flashing the latest build it still doesn't work. Also it has 4 different launchers when I think the latest only has 3. I know from past experience when dirty flashing it can leave bugs or leave out certain features, it never seems to flash properly until or if you get lucky, I don't know. Sorry for making this thread all about me but this is my experience. Thanks

***EDIT***

NEVERMIND I feel stupid, I think I know what it is, I didn't switch the boot.img from adb to the latest. Very stupid sorry, trying that now.
[HTC One S] LibertyMonger:
I have this issue now as well. I was able to use the TWRP manager to make a backup but not when rebooting into TWRP. Was you able to fix this? Maybe a reflash will fix it i will try later. This and the black font on issue seems like my only issues for now.

I have replaced mms.apk with Slims mms and still the same black font when Black Stalk is activated. not a big deal for now I am sure it will get fixed or a theme will fix it.
[HTC One S] Rapier:
I got errors backing up with TWRP as well but at tha data partition. The only way I could back up was by flashing the modded CWM recovery 6.0.4.4 (the one with the backlight bug) and make the backup wirh it.

Slim has implemented a new TRDS so maybe that's why you still get the black on black issue

Sent from nowhere over the air...
[HTC One S] LibertyMonger:
Actually I didn't check to see which partition it was I just tried to make a nandroid and it fails. The TWRP app worked though so it's weird.
[HTC One S] truevision:
I do not know whether it is unknown but the TWRP for AOSP 4.4.x has a problem with the backup name, it must not have spaces and it works good.

I hope this can help you !
[HTC One S] Rapier:
I have spaces in all my backup names and all were ok...just from time to time, apparently without reason, backup fails during the backup of data partition. I temporary switched to CWM to make backup

Sent from nowhere over the air...
[HTC One S] asdfasdfvful:
Am I the only one that has not suffered a single problem with the TWRP selinux? In general, it will only fail to backup for me if I don't change the name, because the autogenerated one is too long. If I delete the last half and keep it at [date]-4.4.2 [rom] then everything else is just fine
[HTC One S] syntropic:
Ok.. regarding SMS... I was actually referring to both SMS and MMS. For whatever reason (i realize now that Android 4.4 is fine), SMS initially was not sending (send would fail) in both the stock messenger app, or in Hangouts (if I selected it).

I set up the CM Google voice SMS add-on, and SMS worked. It is, as you note, very bare bones: no MMS, no emoji, just text messaging circa 1999 (without the annoying T9 keypad). I thought maybe I could use another SMS app from the play store to send through GV SMS but no...there is no way to do that. But there was a lucky outcome... I installed the 8sms messaging app from the play store (basically a decent front end for SMS without any bloat), and somehow, my normal SMS began working through that app.

I am not necessarily crediting this app, and I have not bothered going back into the stock SMS app or tried SMS in hangouts (besides...Hangouts crashes for me every time I type more than ~100 words no matter how I am using it). But I can send SMS and MMS without any problem.

I will note that sometimes when I share something to the messaging app (btw, once 8sms is installed, it's just called "Messaging" not 8sms) it will fail the first time I try to send it (whether SMS or MMS...neither will work)...but after I copy and paste it into a new message, it will send without fail. Given this, I suspect there is something screwed up in SMS (but I think it only happens when I switch to hangouts and then switch back). In any event, it's a minor inconvenience to having working SMS/MMS.

So try 8sms or some other free sms app instead of the stock one and see if that works for you.
[HTC One S] truevision:
me too, only name backup issue
[HTC One S] LibertyMonger:
Well this looks like the answer, the name must be changed. It seems to be working now. Thanks.
[HTC One S] ZALACAYN2:
Excuse me how is The pass for installation ? I have 2.16 firts install 4.4 ? And second holobeanstalk? O other gapps?

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[HTC One S] phoenixita:
HoloBeanstalk is just for 2.15 and outdated! Anyway i'm uploading a new version for 2.16 hboot! You should flash 4.4.008 setup it then install over it 4.4.205 for 2.16 that i'm uploading!
[HTC One S] ZALACAYN2:
I need install Any gapps? . Very Very thanks

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[HTC One S] phoenixita:
Of course. You can install any gapps you want! I'll link you some of them just choose:

SlimOnes they change if you use darkstalk: http://www.slimroms.net/index.php/d...-addons4-4/7345-slim-aio-gapps-4-4-2-beta-1-x

Pa gapps: http://goo.im/devs/paranoidandroid/roms/gapps/pa_gapps-stock-4.4.2-20131230-signed.zip

P:S. I'm uploading an updated version for 2.15(Don't know if it has bt car kit fixcause i was understandig wich cherry-pick broke my build. It was not the bt one but i don't remember if i took it befor brunching.)
[HTC One S] Rapier:
I'll check and let you know...and maybe when you'll have more time you can build again with it. Right now I don't have long roads to go so I manage without a BT connection. And in any case I have backup for a version that has it included and also Twisted has it.
[HTC One S] ZALACAYN2:
This is version that you is uploading is available today?

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[HTC One S] Rapier:
No. HoloBeanStalk is built by Darknites not phoenixita and it is a holo themed Beanstalk. phoenixita will build the normal BeanStalk for 2.15 hboot
[HTC One S] phoenixita:
http://goo.im/devs/beanstalk/ville//BeanStalk-4.4.205-20140104-ville(2.16).zip

THis is the 2.16 version.

Uploading the other one.
[HTC One S] ZALACAYN2:
I cant install , i install perfectly 4008 and if i try install 4200 or 4205 recovery give me failed

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[HTC One S] Rapier:
WOW!. I welcome the addition of Performance Control...a totally different thing. Also seems like some CM11 commits were merged too. This is why the USB Connection modes works now and also USB tethering in both modes UMS/MTP. Before was working only in MTP mode
[HTC One S] rosswhite:
Same for me, 4.4.008 installs fine, 4.4.205 failed on install. 2.16 HBOOT.
[HTC One S] phoenixita:
You 2.16 users need a selinux recovery...tomorrow i'll try cherry-picking the commit to make it flashable with all recoveries.
[MENTION=1045770]Rapier[/MENTION] maybe bt car fix breaks build..i will do more testing.
[HTC One S] Rapier:
Please do...but is strange. You've included it in 4.4006 too and it didn't break anything. It was included in SlimRom and by droyd in Twisted...also it didn't break anything. All of a sudden starting with 4.4008 or 4.4015 it starts to break the build? What exactly is broken because in all the others ROMs I've flashed them with full wipe and I had no issues. On Beanstalk, only after 4.4006 or 4.4008 the issue occured
[HTC One S] phoenixita:
I meant the build error not ending...anyway i will try building with just this cherry-pick..and see if it builds.
[HTC One S] Rapier:
Oh...that's strange too. Till now it was building OK and now starts not to be OK? If doesn't work that's it, leave the commit out
[HTC One S] asdfasdfvful:
Are there still changelogs? My laptop is being bad now and I can't access the site :(
[HTC One S] dhigby:
Flash this first!

Could you note this in the OP please? Everyone who does a clean flash of newer versions will have system fc issues unless they flash 4006 first. Hoping this will resolve my issue so I can see what everyone else is raving about :)
[HTC One S] Rapier:
On scotthartbti's Git-Hub yes, there is changelog...or at least the merges he made. Some changes to the TRDS, camera, gallery, messaging app and some CM11 branches merges